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Kenya
Business: Steep rise in music royalties will only benefit cartels
In April, Attorney General Githu Muigai gazetted the far-reaching royalty tariffs for artists via Kenya Association of Music Producers and Performance Rights Society of Kenya.
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Kenya
Smart Harvest: Kenya seeks UN help in lifting ban on exporting of miraa
Government says it has petitioned the United Nations to help with interpretation of drug trade convention.
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USA Yemen
Fifty million people currently bear the brunt of war in cities around the world - ICRC
Source: International Committee of the Red Cross Country: Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, World, YemenIn an attempt to shed light on the toll of conflict within cities, ICRC has released a special report which examines the effects on civilians through their first-hand accounts. A report just released by the ICRC estimates that fifty ...
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Etiopia
Industrial Parks Sparking Bright Future
[Ethiopian Herald] With the aim of scaling up the current 5.4 per cent share of the manufacturing sector in the GDP to 8 per cent by 2020, Ethiopia has been working around the clock to expand industrial parks.
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India
Uganda: President Museveni Meets Indian Investors
[Uganda Media Centre] President Yoweri Museveni has called for increased trade between Uganda and India.
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Qatar
Africa: Qatar Economy Will Remain Sound - Envoy
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -Qatar's ambassador to Tanzania ,Sheikh Abdulla Jassim Al-Maadadi, has allayed fears of economic disruption despite the Gulf's diplomatic crisis which he said was orchestrated by enemies.
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Sudan: Investment Minister Reviews Means of Boosting Economic Cooperation With UAE
[SNA] Khartoum -The Minister of Investment Mubarak Al-Fadil discussed Wednesday, at his office with the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates Hamad Al-Junaibi, ways to enhance and develop the economic cooperation relations between the two countries, particularly augmentation of the flow of UAE investments to the country.
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Regno Unito
Tanzania: UK Envoy Advises Tanzania Govt to Increase Investments in the Youth
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -British high commissioner to Tanzania Ms Sarah Cooke, has underscored the importance of the government to invest heavily in education and youth empowerment programs in order to guarantee the future prosperity of the country.
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USA
Africa: AfDB Investments in Africa Hit a Record U.S.$10.80 Billion
[Monitor] Kampala -The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has invested more than US $10.80 billion (about Shs39.6 trillion) worth of projects and programmes in Africa during the year 2016 through the roll-out of its High-5 priorities and the new Development and Business Delivery Model.
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Etiopia
MICE Avails Alternative Economic Drive
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia can induce huge benefits from the Meetings, Incentives, Conference and Exhibitions (MICE) tourism industry because of its strategic importance in terms of relative stability and booming economy, claim stakeholders.